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Sunan Ibn Majah 4107 (Book 37, Hadith 8) #33463
Devotion to Worship Brings Contentment

SUMMARY: Allah promises to fill the heart of those who devote themselves to His worship with contentment and take care of their poverty, but if they do not, He will fill their hearts with worldly concerns and not take care of their poverty.

(Abu) Khalid Al-Walibi narrated from Abu Hurairah and he (one of the narrators) said: "I do not know except that he attributed it to the Prophet " – "Allah says: 'O son of Adam, devote yourself to My worship, and I will fill your heart with contentment and take care of your poverty; but if you do not do that, then I will fill your heart with worldly concerns and will not take care of your poverty.’"
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْوَالِبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ - وَلاَ أَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ قَدْ رَفَعَهُ - قَالَ ‏ "‏ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ تَفَرَّغْ لِعِبَادَتِي أَمْلأْ صَدْرَكَ غِنًى وَأَسُدَّ فَقْرَكَ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ مَلأْتُ صَدْرَكَ شُغْلاً وَلَمْ أَسُدَّ فَقْرَكَ

TOPICS
worship  *  contentment  *  poverty  *  devotion  *  ibada  *  rida  *  faqr  *  tawakkul

QUICK LESSONS:
Dedicate oneself wholly towards worshipping God .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how Allah rewards those who devote themselves to His worship. If a person devotes themselves to worshipping Allah, He promises them that He will fill their hearts with contentment and take care of any financial difficulties they may have. However, if a person does not dedicate themselves to worshipping Him then He warns them that instead He will fill their hearts with worldly concerns which can lead them away from Him as well as leaving them in financial difficulty. This hadith teaches us the importance of dedicating ourselves wholly towards worshipping Allah in order for us to receive His blessings both spiritually and materially. It also reminds us that we should be careful about what we focus our attention on because it can either bring us closer or further away from Allah depending on our choices.

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